Category Archives: Radio Biz

WJR muscles Mark Steyn

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Art Stone

WJR-AM, the Citadel/ABC station in Detroit demanded that Rush Limbaugh never use Mark Steyn again as a guest host. If you have lived in or near Detroit, WJR was a total flack for GM and the city of Detroit – … Continue reading →

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Citadel/ABC negotiating terms of surrender

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Art Stone

The NY Times is reporting that Cumulus is in serious negotiations to take over Citadel (the combination of Citadel and ABC Radio). While I’m not thrilled that Cumulus might take over Citadel, this is generally a good thing.     The Citadel bankruptcy … Continue reading →

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A typical weekday

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Art Stone

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words (Eastern Time)

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David Stein’s odyssey

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Art Stone

Writing about David Stein was on my “todo” list – something like “This is the strangest sports show I’ve ever heard”.   David Stein is heard on the Sporting News radio network in the middle of the night. Not being a … Continue reading →

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WNKU-FM – the future of radio?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Art Stone

Back in the 1950s, after World War 2 was settled and the nation’s minds went back to things like FM radio, a battle resumed that was started in the 1920s for AM radio – should radio be dominated by commercial … Continue reading →

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“We’re stunned by the demand for it!”

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Art Stone

That’s the “pull quote” from the announcement that Talk Radio Network has accelerated the rollout of another 3 hours of America’s Radio News Network – adding in 3pm-6pm (ET) (beginning March 28th) toward its goal of 15 hrs/day of all … Continue reading →

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It’s NASCAR season

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Art Stone

The snow no longer covers Daytona Beach, so it’s time to race. Tom Taylor’s newsletter points out there may be trouble in NASCAR land, at least as far as radio is concerned.   That’s not a surprise to me. NASCAR has … Continue reading →

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The Real George Noory

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Art Stone

At 4 AM on Saturday morning and nobody is listening, it becomes too easy for the truth to slip out. “What did you think about all of the events in Egypt unfolding?  It could happen just about anywhere.   It could happen … Continue reading →

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Joe Madison is #10 “Heavy Hitter” in the U.S. – really?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Art Stone

Top 100 Heavy Hitters from Talkers Magazine. This is Dejavu all over again.  Joe Madison is a local host on WOL-AM in Washington DC.  WOL-AM is a 370 watt AM station with a barely measurable audience that doesn’t even cover the entire … Continue reading →

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Ludlow Porch has died

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Art Stone

Ludlow was an old school broadcaster in Atlanta, and had been doing a regional show on a few stations down South.   He had suffered a series of strokes and went to his final reward today. http://www.funseekers.net/

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About treaties

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Art Stone

Seriously – some of you want to accuse Nancy Pelosi of “treason” for the ratification of the START treaty? The U.S. House has no say  in the ratification of treaties. None. Article II, Section 2 – Civilian Powers of the … Continue reading →

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Buying Time

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Art Stone

Clear Channel generated $240 million in operating income last quarter. That’s about $960 million a year. Clear Channel owes about $20 billion in long term debt. That means they are throwing off less than a 5% return on what they … Continue reading →

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Has Bill O’Reilly been listening to Roy Masters?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Art Stone

Bill O’Reilly said some pretty bizarre things the other day – that the fact that the Earth is the only planet in the universe with a moon and Mars doesn’t have a moon is the proof that God exists and … Continue reading →

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Narratives and Templates

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Art Stone

Who would ever expect Rush Limbaugh and Harry Shearer to be singing from the same songbook? Harry you may know from the movie Spinal Tap, his time on Saturday Night Live or his long running “Le Show” on Public Radio … Continue reading →

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Coming soon – testing Doomsday

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Art Stone

The Emergency Broadcast System (now called EAS) was created to use a network of radio and TV stations to alert the public in the event of an emergency. Other than the monthly tests we’ve all heard, participation in EAS is … Continue reading →

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